This week was shortened due to a hurricane day being taken off. We focused on getting our robot designed and teaching people any last minute skills to get the robot built.
Monday- no school, no club
Tuesday
Mechanical
Cutting parts for the bot and preparing for when needed materials are obtained.
Electrical
The group wired a radio to the kitbot, and through soldering improved one of the radios for future use.
Programming
Worked on the code for the bot through the kitbot.
Media
Worked on approving the designs for the club pins, and begun work on designing the flag.
Wednesday
Mechanical
worked on designing rebuilt work in progress in Onshape. We need to get designs on the board to help us get things moving. If anyone with mechanical experience would care to volunteer, we would love that. Make sure to go through FIRST and become an official volunteer there.
Electrical
worked on help media with the newsletter, set up batteries for new robot, crimping, and battery chargers. Getting things set up for success is important in this stage as making sure electrical can jump in the robot as soon as mechanical is done is critical for efficiency
Programming
worked on simplifying the code subsystems. Drive and intake subsystem get the most attention as they are the most important for getting our true robot ready. Getting everything ready now allows for programming to implement as soon as electrical and mechanical are done so that any problems can be dealt with.
Media
We got the pin designs finalized and are now just getting everything done with the newsletters. We just need to get it all done today, then things will slow down for media. Some training will take place in other members so the newsletter is filled out every week on time
Thursday
Mechanical
Mr. Perry, the engineering teacher, taught mechanical how to use the 40 Taper CT. It’s a big machine we mostly use for making holes metal. Safety and use was taught. It uses coolant and he explained how not to rub that in your eyes and how to use the machine with the buttons. It has big buttons on the side that is used to tell it what to do. They also got things ready for WKTHS on Saturday and getting a component that was too big grinded down.
Electrical
Mr. Perry, the engineering teacher, taught mechanical how to use the 40 Taper CT. It’s a big machine we mostly use for making holes metal. Safety and use was taught. It uses coolant and he explained how not to rub that in your eyes and how to use the machine with the buttons.
Programming
focused on getting the shooter subsystem coded and getting intake done. Shooter subsystem takes priority as of now as our robot needs to be able to shoot well in order for us to do well at FRC.
Media
worked on the newsletter, extra pin designs, and drawing more approved designs. Having backups is good so that we can default in case anything happens. Approved designs need to be redrawn so that designs are consistent.
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